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“ALEC Who?” ALEC Has an Identity Crisis

by Nick Surgey — April 11, 2013 - 8:23am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Public Relations

    • The American Legislative Exchange Council, which for decades has been known by the acronym "ALEC," is asking members to stop calling it ALEC because the name is now associated with a "distant, mysterious, Washington alphabet organization of unknown intentions."

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    Seven State Keystone XL Resolutions -- Where Are the Environmentalists?

    by Nick Surgey — April 8, 2013 - 7:38am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Energy, Environment

    • The cleanup is still underway from a massive pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, but you don't hear anything about it at public hearings across the nation dealing with the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. Resolutions supporting the controversial KXL pipeline have now been introduced in seven states, but while TransCanada, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Chamber of Commerce have been lobbying in force for the bills to pass, there have been few opposing voices by either Democrats or environmentalists at public hearings dealing on the measures. The massive pipeline project will transport tar sands crude oil from Alberta to Gulf Coast refineries for processing and export and once underway, the project will be a major contributor to global warming.

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    New Report Exposes Extreme ALEC Agenda in Arizona

    by Nick Surgey — April 4, 2013 - 10:08am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Think Tanks

    • Seventeen bills introduced in the Arizona legislature in 2013 can be tied to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and every member of the Republican leadership in the state are current or recent ALEC members, according to a new report from the Center for Media and Democracy and its allies "ALEC in Arizona: The Voice Of Corporate Special Interests In The Halls Of Arizona's Legislature."

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